Phoenix Park murders

The Phoenix Park murders occurred on 6 May 1882 when dissident Irish republicans from "the Invincibles" terrorist cell murdered Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under-Secretary Thomas Henry Burke as they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin. Two members of the Invincibles were sent to murder Burke - who was responsible for the British coercion policies during the Land Wars - and they stabbed Moore death with a 12-inch knife before also murdering Cavendish, unaware of his identity. The murders had two contradicting implications for the Home Rule movement: the Liberal Party now refused to form an alliance with the Irish Parliamentary Party due to the backlash against Irish nationalism, but IPP leader Charles Stewart Parnell's quick condemnation of physical-force Irish republicanism increased his reputation as a moderate reformer and led to a rise in his popularity.